thanks, Bill! My wife says about my time on the computer, "hey, I know where he is and who he is with!" <vbg>
When my mom was still with us, she used to say "use it in good health" <g>. That's taken on more meaning lately :-) -Ben > hope you enjoy it > > > "When I came back from Korea, I had no money, no skills. Sure, I was good > with a bayonet, but you can't put that on a resume - it puts people off!" > Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:24 PM > Subject: Re: Zoom-Zoom (ordered) > > > > Bill- > > > > ordered from Dell's Employee Purchase Program (10% discount 'cause of my > > employer) - www.dell.com/eppbuy > > > > Umm, I can tell you the cost but then my wife has to shoot me <grin>: > > > > Sub-Total: $3,495.00 > > Shipping: $101.00 > > Estimated Tax: $296.67 > > Total Price: $3,892.67 > > > > Minus: > > $200 mail-in rebate on system > > $70 mail-in rebate on 4-year warranty = $3,622.67 <ouch> > > > > NOTE: this price includes: > > - Logitech Z-680 speakers @ $299, > > - XP Pro @ $54 > > - XP Office Pro @ $314. > > > > Computer alone w/ XP Home would have been $2,828 - $270 rebates = $2,558. > > > > -Ben > > > > > How much did the beast set you back where did you order her? > > > > > > > > > "When I came back from Korea, I had no money, no skills. Sure, I was > good > > > with a bayonet, but you can't put that on a resume - it puts people > off!" > > > Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond" > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:41 AM > > > Subject: RE: Zoom-Zoom (ordered) > > > > > > > > > > Ouch. Ben with that system you wouldn't need a furnace if you lived in > > > > Minnesota. That must put out a lot of heat. > > > > > > > > Nice one though. > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > At 11:37 PM 5/26/2003 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >Yummy indeed! > > > > > > > > > >Feel very lucky - > > > > >just ordered the beast: > > > > >P4 3.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1GB Dual-channel DDR400, > > > > >240GB SATA RAID0 HDs, > > > > >ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, > > > > >DVD-ROM and DVD+RW, > > > > >Audigy 2 & Logitech Z-680 speakers, > > > > >Win XP Pro. > > > > >No monitor (re-using my beloved 19" Trinitron). > > > > >4-year warranty :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Can hardly wait... > > > > ><vbg> > > > > > > > > > >-Ben > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, BenD !! > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yummy! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > AFA 128 vs 256 goes, nothing out right now (or with declared > specs) > > > (that > > > > > > > I've seen) even suggests more than 128, so you should be ridin' > high > > > > > for the > > > > > > > next year or two. At that point, you'll need something new to > play > > > the > > > > > > > latest stuff anyway, so who cares? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Ben Doom > > > > > > > Programmer & General Lackey > > > > > > > Moonbow Software, Inc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > : -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > : From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > : Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 2:24 PM > > > > > > > : To: CF-Community > > > > > > > : Subject: Zoom-Zoom > > > > > > > : > > > > > > > : > > > > > > > : Told the wife that Dell has rebates and upgrade discounts > > > totalling > > > > > over > > > > > > > : $500 on the pc I want (after the 10% off from the EPP), most > of > > > which > > > > > > > : expire tomorrow (5/27). Asked if it would be ok if I ordered a > > > > > > > : new machine. > > > > > > > : Mentioned how much we were going to be saving on the mortgage > > > refi. > > > > > > > : > > > > > > > : She smiled, said "hmmm, if we can afford both to get the pc > for > > > YOU > > > > > and do > > > > > > > > > > > > : at least one of the house projects on MY list, then ok". > > > > > > > : > > > > > > > : Woo Hoo !! > > > > > > > : > > > > > > > : Looks like I'm going to be ordering an XPS with all the > goodies. > > > > > > > : > > > > > > > : Question re: video cards - > > > > > > > : they only have the 128MB ATI Radeon Pro 9800, not the 256MB. > > > > > > > : Will that make a big difference? > > > > > > > : > > > > > > > : -Ben > > > > > > > : :-) :-) > > > > > > > : > > > > > > > : > > > > > > > : > > > > > > > : > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
